Recording News

Willie Oteri's Jazz Gunn CD project w/ Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Mike Keneally and more.

Source: All About Jazz
April 14, 2012

Willie Oteri?s Jazz Gunn CD project with Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Mike Keneally and Ephriam Owen

2/15/02 . Contact Ronan Chris Murhphy 310-200-9010

Tracking for upcoming CD Willie Oteri's JAZZ GUNN, January 3 and 4, 2002

We just finished two wonderful days of tracking at Wire Recording in Austin with Producer Ronan Chris Murphy at the helm assisted by Todd Dillon. The great Tony Levin was on Bass and Pat Mastelotto on Drums plus a little help from Mr. Ephraim ...

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The Debut Album From Twelve 20 Six Now Available On NCM East Records

Source: All About Jazz
April 12, 2012

NCM East Records is pleased to announce the release of the self- titled Twelve 20 Six debut album. With this release, the six members of Twelve 20 Six have truly proven their ability to take advantage of the information technology of their youth and assimilate a broad range of approaches to music making.

Although their music pours out of a highly improvising mindset, extensive arrangements have become a staple for Twelve 20 Six, drawing their audiences into an aural world ...

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Lynda Arnold & Daniel Berkman Debut Instrumental Piano CD “Hammer Inventions”

Source: PRThatRocks.com
April 12, 2012

Composers Lynda Arnold and Daniel Berkman have released their debut CD, Hammer Inventions. The 18 original instrumental compositions consist of acoustic piano orchestrations with electronic layered sampling, the latter of which were created entirely from sounds and noises generated from a wide variety of acoustic pianos, including several Yamaha pianos, which the duo endorses. The skilled multi-instrumentalist duo, who are also seasoned electronic music production artists, deliver a series of varied, eclectic and captivating acoustic piano compositions, replete with enchanting ...

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VIX Records To Release "2012?" From Renowned Drummer J. D. Blair

Source: Michelle Roche Media Relations
April 11, 2012

VIX Records released the fourth solo effort from renowned drummer J. D. Blair, AKA “The Groove Regulator,” entitled 2012? as a digital download on February 13, 2012. The CD version will be released in late May 2012 to coincide with the Victor Wooten tour. In his 30 plus year career, J. D. Blair has developed a résumé that has found him reaching across the lines of musical genres as a performer, session player and touring drummer. Whether it is jazz, ...

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Drummer-composer Devin Gray Leads A Band Of Master Musicians On His Career-Priming Debut Album, "Dirigo Rataplan," Due From Skirl Records April 10

Source: Braithwaite & Katz Communications
April 10, 2012

This striking set of original Devin Gray compositions features the young drummer alongside saxophonist Ellery Eskelin, trumpeter Dave Ballou and bassist Michael Formanek. Drummer-composer Devin Gray, one of the most promising musicians on the New York scene, makes a dream of a debut as a leader with the album Dirigo Rataplan, to be released by Skirl Records on April 10. Gray’s gifts as a creative composer and soulful player can be judged by the company he keeps; the studio set ...

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Lenny McBrowne: Eastern Lights

Source: JazzWax by Marc Myers
April 10, 2012

Jazz in 1959 and 1960 was so crowded with extraordinary talent that you can still spend years discovering albums and artists from these years who are completely new to you. It's like looking for fossils in Utah. Move the sand with your foot, and you're likely to uncover a dinosaur bone. One hidden-gem album from these magnificent years is Lenny McBrowne's Eastern Lights. Recorded in 1960 for Riverside, the album featured Don Sleet (tp) [pictured], Daniel Jackson (ts) Terry Trotter ...

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Guitarist Wayne Krantz Sets Release Date For New Record "Howie 61"

Source: Abstract Logix
April 9, 2012

Howie 61 is due out on April 17th on Abstract Logix Celebrating with five night stint at the Iridium Nightclub in NYC. New York, NY: Ever-evolving and improvisational New York guitarist, Wayne Krantz, announces the release of his tenth album, Howie 61, on April 17 through Abstract Logix Records. Better known for his preference of the trio format, the musical main-stay now enlists a multitude of world-class musicians in a variety of lineups, including Vinnie Colaiuta (Jeff Beck, Frank Zappa, ...

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Saxophonist Hailey Niswanger's 2nd CD, "The Keeper," Due For April 24 Release

Source: Terri Hinte Publicity
April 9, 2012

Hailey Niswanger created an indelible impression in the jazz world with the release of her 2009 debut, Confeddie. Then 19, the saxophonist was even the subject of an enthusiastic Wall Street Journal profile by veteran jazz critic Nat Hentoff. The headline read: “This Teenager Has Got It.” Now 22, freshly graduated from the Berklee College of Music and newly residing in New York City, the alto and soprano saxophone dynamo is preparing to release her second CD, The Keeper (Calmit ...

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